Let's Take This Outside

What happens when we play outside? 

  • We become healthier - both mentally and physically. 
  • We become more creative and more focused.
  • We connect - with nature, each other, and ourselves.

Let’s Take This Outside: a new podcast hosted by me - Mary Anne Ivison - an aspiring outdoor athlete and nature lover. I speak to athletes, outdoor professionals, and scientists about their connection to nature, how it affects their performance, and everyday life.

Wilderness
Nature
Fitness
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Julia Weber - Little Miss Ottawa
Julia Weber is a full-time travel blogger and content creator who highlights local discoveries and international adventures
28 min
27
Shanda Hill - Three Time Double Deca Triathlon ...
Shanda Hill is the only person to complete three Double Deca Triathlons: a 76 kilometre swim, a 3600 kilometre bike ride, and an 844 kilometre run; the equivalent of 20 full Iron-distance triathlons.
41 min
28
Denisa Krásná and Alena Rainsberry: Co-Authors ...
⁠Flow⁠ is an anthology that explores diverse women’s narratives in adventure sports that challenges stereotypes while promoting unity and transcultural feminism.
36 min
29
Nicola Ross - Loops and Lattes
Nicola Ross is an award-winning writer, bestselling author, and professional hiker who's trekked trails across the globe.
35 min
30
Chris Watson - Adventure Diaries
Chris Watson was born and bred in Scotland is the creative force behind the Adventure Diaries, a podcast that delivers authentic stories of adventure, exploration, and the natural world.
50 min
31
Emma Terrell - The Urban Botanist
Emma Terrell, also known as The Urban Botanist, is a passionate advocate for sustainable living and eco-conscious design.
38 min
32
Gloria Dickie - Journalist and Author
Gloria Dickie is an award-winning journalist and author of Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future.
23 min
33
Brad Sinopoli - Sinopoli Fishing and Former CFL...
Brad played for both the Calgary Stampeders and the Ottawa Redblacks, and was twice named the CFL’s most Outstanding Canadian and has won two Grey Cups.
46 min
34
Frank Wolf - Writer, Filmmaker, Environmentalist
Frank Wolf is a Canadian adventurer, writer, filmmaker, and environmentalist.
40 min
35
Dr. Sasha Gollish - Runner and Advocate
Dr. Sasha Gollish is a passionate advocate for gender equity in sport, a Team Canada middle- and long-distance runner, and a dedicated mentor to young athletes.
41 min
36
Re-release: Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour
The Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour is a two-day cycle tour organised by the Ottawa Bicycle Club that takes its riders from Ottawa to Kingston and back.
23 min
37
Judy Kasiama - Colour The Trails
Judy Kasiama is an athlete, community activist, disruptor, and content creator, and founder of Colour the Trails.
27 min
38
Trixie Pacis - Filmmaker
Trixie Pacis is an emerging Filipina-Canadian filmmaker, including her latest documentaries Wildflowers and Wild Aerial.
27 min
39
Gatineau Park - Rachel Paquette
Gatineau Park is the National Capital Region’s conservation park. The largest green space in the region, the Park occupies an area of more than 361 square kilometres and is a place of rich and unique biodiversity.
47 min
40
Best of 2024
Celebrate LTTO's best of 2024, featuring guests Dianne Whelan, Meghan Ward, James Appleton, Paul Zizka, Kevin Callan, and Sarah Christie.
28 min
41
Taryn Eyton - HappiestOutdoors.ca
Taryn Eyton is a Squamish-based writer and the founder of the outdoor adventure website, HappiestOutdoors.ca.
35 min
42
Cassandra Marion - Science Advisor - Canada Av...
Dr. Cassandra Marion’s passions are for the outdoors, rocks and space. Her studies focused on meteorite impact craters, and lunar and Martian analogue environments in the Canadian Arctic and sub-Arctic.
27 min
43
James Appleton - The 46 of 46 Podcast
James Appleton is a licensed guide in the 6-million acre "forever wild" forest preserve of Adirondack Park, in northern New York.
44 min
44
Mathieu Roy - Trans Canada Trail
Mathieu brings more than 20 years of experience and a strategic, innovative mindset to his role as Chief Executive Officer with Trans Canada Trail.
23 min
45
Robin Esrock - Award-winning Journalist & TV Host
Robin Esrock has reported from over 120 countries on 7 continents. Profiled as a travel expert on five continents, Robin created and co-hosted Word Travels for OLN, National Geographic and Travel Channel International.
34 min
46
Dianne Whelan - Canadian Documentary Filmmaker
In August 2021 Dianne completed the land and water trails of the 24,000km Trans Canada Trail and is the first person and woman to do so.
47 min
47
Mylène Paquette - Canadian Adventurer
Mylène Paquette is the first person from the American continents to row solo across the North Atlantic—a human adventure that’s far more than an achievement in sports.
32 min
48
Paul Zizka - Adventure Photographer
Paul Zizka is an award-winning mountain landscape and adventure photographer based in Banff, Canada.
35 min
49
Meghan J. Ward - Outdoor, Travel and Adventure ...
Meghan J. Ward is an outdoor, travel and adventure writer based in Banff, Canada (Treaty 7 territory), a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and the author of Lights to Guide Me Home.
33 min
50
Jennifer Williams - Camp WILD
Get ready to embrace the power of community and nature in this episode featuring Jennifer Williams, the visionary behind Camp WILD.
28 min